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By Charlotte Stevenson
Each year, to accompany reading Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, third year students studying our Twentieth-Century Writing module visit the Brideshead of the screen, Castle Howard. Here Charlotte Stevenson reflects on her thoughts of the 2018 trip and her experience of reading Waugh’s novel.
Continue reading “‘Et in Arcadia ego’ – Reflections on Visiting Castle Howard”
By Charlotte Crawshaw
In the wake of Halloween, now more than ever monsters have been leaping to life from the pages of books around the world. In this Words Matter Creature Feature, Charlotte Crawshaw discusses representations of Witches throughout history from the past to the present.
Continue reading “Creature Feature: A History Of Witches Within Literature”
In our ongoing feature inspired by ILE’s growing ‘Reading for Wellbeing’ collection of fiction for staff and students, Adam Cummins shares his love for T.H. White’s The Once and Future King.
The Words Matter Lecture is a highlight of our academic year here on the Literature programme at York St John University. Below, Subject Director Dr Anne-Marie Evans announces full details of this year’s lecture, to be delivered by Dr Jo Waugh on Thursday 11th October.
Continue reading “The Words Matter Lecture 2018: Literature and Contagion with Dr Jo Waugh”
By James Turner
From 8-12 October York St John University will be holding its inaugural ‘Comfort Reads Week’, hosted by ILE. This week of events seeks to celebrate and explore the power of reading for promoting and ensuring wellbeing. To get in the mood, we asked our students to tell us about their favourite comfort reads. In this post, James Turner shares his love of Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy.
By Charlotte Stevenson
This week is Banned Books Week, 23-29 September. To mark the occasion, regular writer Charlotte Stevenson asks: Is it ever appropriate to decide what another person should or shouldn’t read?
Thank you to Literature Festivals Manager Gemma Young for getting in touch to tell us about this fantastic forthcoming literary festival. York St John University staff are eligible for 241 tickets on all events. To redeem this wonderful offer, quote the code RHLF241 when calling the box office on 01423 562303.
Continue reading “Raworth’s Harrogate Literature Festival, 18-21 October 2018”
By Erin Byrne
From 8-12 October York St John University will be holding its inaugural ‘Comfort Reads Week’, hosted by ILE. This week of events seeks to celebrate and explore the power of reading for promoting and ensuring wellbeing. To get in the mood, we asked our students to tell us about their favourite comfort reads. In this post, Erin Byrne shares her love of A Far Cry from Kensington by Muriel Spark.
Continue reading “Comfort Reads: Muriel Spark’s A Far Cry From Kensington”
We asked our wonderful Alumni of successful graduates if they had any advice they wish they could could to their former second-year selves. The results have been amazing, and what we got back is all exceptional advice for any student!
Ahead of their conference this week, Satire: Deaths, Births, Legacies, Literature Lecturers Jo Waugh and Adam J Smith join us to discuss what it actually means when satire is declared dead.
This year’s sub-editors reflect on their experience as they prepare to leave York St John. Continue reading “with graduation on the horizon, our sub-editors say goodbye”
by Nicoletta Peddis
Current student Nicoletta Peddis reports on last week’s launch of the York Literature Festival at York St John University. Continue reading “york literature festival launch”
In this week’s visit to dissertation corner, Tia Byer speaks to current student Phil Price.
By Harriet Bartle
Current Literature and History student Harriet Bartle joins us for a ‘Monday Matters’ reflection on what it is like to study literature when you’re obsessed with Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.
Continue reading ““i can’t forget discworld”: my life as a pratchett fanataic”
In the first Dissertation Corner of 2018, Jenna Houston speaks to current dissertation student Alice Stokell.